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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
Total - Census family structure Total couple families Married couple families Common-law couple families Total lone-parent families Female parent families Male parent families
Note(s) :
Total - Families by number of children at home 1,840 1,650 1,400 250 185 145 40
Total families without children at home 695 695 560 135 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,145 960 840 115 185 150 40
1 child at home 495 395 315 85 100 85 15
2 children at home 435 375 345 30 60 35 20
3 or more children at home 210 185 175 0 25 30 0
Total children at home 2,060.0 1,755.0 1,595.0 160.0 310.0 250.0 60.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.6 1.7 1.7 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T9G, CodeT9G)